Royals boss previews a visit to the Riverside

Off to the Riverside this weekend, where Reading boss Paul Ince spent three years as a Middlesbrough player in the Premier League.

And no doubt it’ll be a tough encounter; we beat Boro on home turf thanks to a stunning goal by Tyrese Fornah – but since the appointment of Michael Carrick, the Teesside club have hit a hot streak of form as they make a charge for promotion back to the top flight.

But the Royals boss is backing his side to give their all and come away with something to show for their efforts this weekend.

“They have some really good players and when we played Middlesbrough at our place, we probably caught them when they were going through a bad spell,” Ince said. “But we all knew with the players they’ve got in their squad, that they weren’t going to be struggling.

“A change of manager, and they’ve gone on an incredible run. And Michael Carrick has done a fantastic job there – I’m pleased to see an English manager like him doing well.

Ince: “Boro will be tough… but we have great spirit and togetherness!”